tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899516182258379707.post5889278536758286692..comments2023-11-02T06:06:20.206-07:00Comments on Sticks & Stones: No end in sightmegan ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599816628513580355noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899516182258379707.post-6619778296191241692010-02-05T09:50:30.933-08:002010-02-05T09:50:30.933-08:00I've felt just the same. I try really hard not...I've felt just the same. I try really hard not to think about my future with RA, but sometimes it hits me that this is never going to go away. It's hard to stay positive sometimes.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842890893365738906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899516182258379707.post-49669879239287282652010-01-28T10:49:52.096-08:002010-01-28T10:49:52.096-08:00Hello,
As someone who blogs about RA, I thought yo...Hello,<br />As someone who blogs about RA, I thought you may be interested in a campaign called Hand in Hand for RA (www.handinhandforRA.com) that encourages people with RA to volunteer, share their stories and inspire others. The campaign is all about turning the tables on volunteerism and showing that people with RA don’t want to be held back by their disease – rather they can and want to give back to their communities. Please check out the site.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563975751785534819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899516182258379707.post-64777097018569567962010-01-27T12:04:45.638-08:002010-01-27T12:04:45.638-08:00I know just what you mean, Megan. I can go for mon...I know just what you mean, Megan. I can go for months without thinking about it -- just dealing with my RA from day to day -- and then suddenly, it comes to me that this is never going to stop. I will ALWAYS be fighting this pain; I will always be dreading disability or coping without the function I've already lost.<br /><br />And yet I DID go through several years -- roughly 8 -- with my RA in remission. It was great, and I'm deeply thankful for that reprieve. During those years I mostly stopped thinking about RA at all. But ... it came back. And this time around, it's almost like a different disease in its lesser intensity. Yet I know what it CAN be, because I went through it.<br /><br />In the end, we all have to make do with what we've got. We can be mindful of what we have, rather than mourning what we don't. And the world is so full of so much beauty, it's a shame not to open our minds and our eyes and be joyful in it.<br /><br />You've come to a quiet place, it seems, one where you can be aware of the future even as you acknowledge the past and find joy in the present. And there is still, always, reason for hope. It's a very great gift. Thank you for sharing your heart.L."Wren" Vandeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587456557210335403noreply@blogger.com